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===Off-label=== {| class="wikitable" |+Off-label Drugs Used For Fibromyalgia !Brand Name Drug Overview !Generic Drug Overview !Off-label Use !Side Effects and Interactions !More on Side Effects and Interactions ''Not all side effects or possible drug interactions of brand name or generic name drugs are listed or linked in this chart.'' ''Brands and their generics can have different side effects and interactions.'' ''Review EACH brand name and EACH generic name medication's side effects and possible drug interactions with your doctor and pharmacist.'' |- | [[Florinef]]<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/dosage/florinef.html | title = Florinef Dosage Guide - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> |Fludrocortisone |[[Orthostatic intolerance]] and [[Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome|POTS]] | Florinef<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/sfx/florinef-side-effects.html | title = Florinef Side Effects in Detail - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/fludrocortisone,florinef.html | title = Florinef Drug Interactions - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> Fludrocortisone<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/sfx/fludrocortisone-side-effects.html | title = Fludrocortisone Side Effects in Detail - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/fludrocortisone.html | title = Fludrocortisone Drug Interactions - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> | * [[Weight gain]] * Interacts with many other medications |- |[[Neurontin]] |Gabapentin |[[Pain]], [[Sleep dysfunction|sleep]] | Neurontin<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/sfx/neurontin-side-effects.html | title = Neurontin Side Effects in Detail - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/gabapentin,neurontin.html | title = Neurontin Drug Interactions - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> Gabapentin<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/sfx/gabapentin-side-effects.html | title = Gabapentin Side Effects in Detail - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/gabapentin.html | title = Gabapentin Drug Interactions - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> | * Weight gain |- | [[mirtazapine|Remeron]]<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/remeron.html | title = Remeron: Side Effects, Dosage & Uses - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> |Mirtazapine |Chronic [[insomnia]] | Remeron<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/sfx/remeron-side-effects.html | title = Remeron Side Effects in Detail - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/mirtazapine,remeron.html | title = Remeron Drug Interactions - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> Mirtazapine<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/sfx/mirtazapine-side-effects.html | title = Mirtazapine Side Effects in Detail - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/mirtazapine.html | title = Mirtazapine Drug Interactions - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> | * Severe [[weight gain]] * [[Skin itch|Intense itching]] |- |[[Low-dose nalrexone|ReVia, Vivitrol]]<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/mtm/revia.html | title = ReVia Uses, Side Effects & Warnings - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-09-04|language=en-US}}</ref> |Low-dose naltrexone (LDN) |Pain, [[depression|positive mood]], sleep quality, and [[fatigue]]<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Younger | first = Jarred | authorlink = Jarred Younger | last2 = Noor | first2 = Noorulain | last3 = McCue | first3 = Rebecca | last4 = Mackey | first4 = Sean | date = 2013-01-28 | title = Low-dose naltrexone for the treatment of fibromyalgia: Findings of a small, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, counterbalanced, crossover trial assessing daily pain levels |url =https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/art.37734|journal=Arthritis & Rheumatism|language=en|volume=65|issue=2 | pages = 529β538|doi=10.1002/art.37734|issn=0004-3591}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://med.stanford.edu/pain/snapl/completed-research/naltrexone2.html | title = Low Dose Naltrexone for Fibromyalgia|website=Stanford Medicine {{!}} Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab|language=en|access-date=2018-10-04}}</ref> | [[Revia]]<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/sfx/revia-side-effects.html | title = Revia Side Effects in Detail - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/naltrexone,revia.html | title = Revia Drug Interactions - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Low dose naltrexone]] (LDN)<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/sfx/naltrexone-side-effects.html | title = Naltrexone Side Effects in Detail - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/naltrexone.html | title = Naltrexone Drug Interactions - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> | * Must be stepped up slowly * [[Opioid]]s will be rendered ineffective |- | [[Seroquel]] (low dose)<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/seroquel.html | title = Seroquel: Drug Uses, Dosage & Side Effects - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> | Quetiapine (low dose)<ref name="quetiapine">{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/mtm/quetiapine.html | title = Quetiapine Uses, Side Effects & Warnings - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> |Chronic [[insomnia]] | Seroquel<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/sfx/seroquel-side-effects.html | title = Seroquel Side Effects in Detail - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/quetiapine,seroquel.html | title = Seroquel Drug Interactions - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> Quetiapine (low dose)<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/sfx/quetiapine-side-effects.html | title = Quetiapine Side Effects in Detail - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/quetiapine.html | title = Quetiapine Drug Interactions - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> | * Severe [[weight gain]] * increased risk of [[Suicide|Suicidal ideation or actions]] in children and young people under 25<ref name="quetiapine" /> * Although prescribed for [[insomnia]] it is not recommended for this off-label use.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Coe | first = Holly V | last2 = Hong | first2 = Irene S | date = 2012-04-17 | title = Safety of Low Doses of Quetiapine When Used for Insomnia| url = http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1345/aph.1Q697|journal=Annals of Pharmacotherapy|language=en|volume=46|issue=5 | pages = 718β722|doi=10.1345/aph.1q697|issn=1060-0280}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK66081/ | title = Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics: An Update | last = Maglione | first = Margaret | last2 = Maher | first2 = Alicia Ruelaz | last3 = Hu | first3 = Jianhui | last4 = Wang | first4 = Zhen | last5 = Shanman | first5 = Roberta | last6 = Shekelle | first6 = Paul G. | last7 = Roth | first7 = Beth | last8 = Hilton | first8 = Lara | last9 = Suttorp | first9 = Marika J.| date = 2011 | publisher = Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US)|series=AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Reviews|location=Rockville (MD)|pmid=22132426}}</ref> |- | [[Ultram, ConZip, Qdolo]]<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/ultram.html | title = Ultram Uses, Dosage & Side Effects - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> |Tramadol |[[Pain]] | Ultram<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/sfx/ultram-side-effects.html | title = Ultram Side Effects in Detail - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/tramadol,ultram.html | title = Ultram Drug Interactions - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> Tramadol<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/sfx/tramadol-side-effects.html | title = Tramadol Side Effects in Detail - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/tramadol.html | title = Tramadol Drug Interactions - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> | * Tramadol induced seizure: A 3-year study<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal | last = Boostani | first = Reza | last2 = Derakhshan | first2 = Siavash| date = 2012 | title = Tramadol induced seizure: A 3-year study| url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3755854/|journal=Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine|volume=3|issue=3 | pages = 484β487|issn=2008-6164|pmc=3755854|pmid=24009919}}</ref> *Seizures{{citation needed}} |- | [[Zanaflex]]<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/zanaflex.html | title = Zanaflex: Uses, Dosage & Side Effects - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> | [[Tizanadine]]<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/tizanidine.html | title = Tizanidine Uses, Dosage, Side Effects - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> |Chronic [[insomnia]] | Zanaflex<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/sfx/zanaflex-side-effects.html | title = Zanaflex Side Effects in Detail - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/tizanidine,zanaflex.html | title = Zanaflex Drug Interactions - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> Tizanidine<ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/sfx/tizanidine-side-effects.html | title = Tizanidine Side Effects in Detail - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url =https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/tizanidine.html | title = Tizanidine Drug Interactions - Drugs.com|work=Drugs.com|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-US}}</ref> | |}
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